My mother has always had a thing about sitting around the table at supper. When the food was set out, she’d have one of us turn off the TV …
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Fireflies, family and the front porch. This is the substance of my childhood. As we played in the yard on summer evenings catching fireflies, the adults sat on the …
I’ve always been drawn to history. Stories of old that reveal truths from the past. Stories of families, love and even tragedies. I’m not sure why it intrigues me …
When my husband, John, and I decided it was time to build our forever home on the family farm, we needed to determine its location. Since there are over 240 …
Charleston in the spring. It’s not just a place to go, but a city to experience. A city that engages all of the senses through the fragrance of the …
Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home: The Essential Element Needed for Integrity of a Home
Home. The word can be meaningful and lovely. Or painful and ugly. One’s perspective of home is usually formed by a mother. Even if a situation is frightening …
Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home: Your Foundation’s Critical Component
You won’t find pictures of it while scrolling through Pinterest or perusing house and garden magazines at the grocery check-out. It’s not something you envision when you lay in bed …
Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home: Who’s Your Builder?
Although the word divorce has never been uttered between my husband and me in thirty years of marriage, there was a time I was afraid it might become part of …
Nothing gives a peek into a family’s lifestyle better than designing their dream home. I know because I’ve been drawing house plans for over thirty years. There are the typical …